Incompetent Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 11 Sept 2023

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INEPT
5 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
BumblingCrossword Clue
KlutzyCrossword Clue
Lacking the knackCrossword Clue
Pen itCrossword Clue
All thumbsCrossword Clue

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OAF
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Clumsy fellowCrossword Clue
Big galootCrossword Clue
Clumsy sortCrossword Clue
LummoxCrossword Clue
GalootCrossword Clue
ClodCrossword Clue
BuffoonCrossword Clue
Bumbling personCrossword Clue
BozoCrossword Clue

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UNABLE
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
PowerlessCrossword Clue
Lacking the wherewithalCrossword Clue
HelplessCrossword Clue
Lacking in powerCrossword Clue
Lacking the capacityCrossword Clue
Not up to itCrossword Clue
Not qualified (to)Crossword Clue
Lacking the resourcesCrossword Clue
Useless — nebulaCrossword Clue

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UNFIT
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Hardly qualifiedCrossword Clue
Not suitableCrossword Clue
Ill-suitedCrossword Clue
Out of conditionCrossword Clue
Not suited (for)Crossword Clue
Not qualifiedCrossword Clue
Not up to the jobCrossword Clue
Fellow captured by detachment is in bad shapeCrossword Clue

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BUNGLING
8 Letters

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FECKLESS
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
IrresponsibleCrossword Clue
Irresponsible fellow - rash, getting run outCrossword Clue
Incompetent and irresponsibleCrossword Clue
Not fit for responsibilityCrossword Clue
Lazy couturiers first thousand non-iron dresses?Crossword Clue

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USELESS
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Of no valueCrossword Clue
Of no helpCrossword Clue
VainCrossword Clue
Pursue aliens: ask ‘even this is futile?’Crossword Clue
Good-for-nothingCrossword Clue
Futile advice to junkie?Crossword Clue
Futile to cut backCrossword Clue
Beyond impracticalCrossword Clue

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SCHLEMIELSONWHEELS
18 Letters

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EMPTYSUITS
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Execs who only look the partCrossword Clue

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BOZO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DorkCrossword Clue
Stupid and incompetent American foolCrossword Clue
Foolish fellowCrossword Clue
Ding-dongCrossword Clue
KnuckleheadCrossword Clue
Clown whose voice inspired Krusty of "The Simpsons"Crossword Clue
BuffoonCrossword Clue
DoofusCrossword Clue
DoofusCrossword Clue
DoofusCrossword Clue

83%
BUSHLEAGUER
11 Letters

83%
FATHEAD
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Idiot priests unfinished noticeCrossword Clue
Overweight leader is an idiotCrossword Clue
Numbskull dad forfeiting right to noticeCrossword Clue
Incompetent fool, the old man, mostly supported by a daughterCrossword Clue
Idiot parent ignoring last noticeCrossword Clue
Idiot parent ignoring last noticeCrossword Clue
Half-witCrossword Clue
DimwitCrossword Clue
Charlie brings articles into fashionCrossword Clue
Stupid articles probing passing crazeCrossword Clue

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NOTABLE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
StrikingCrossword Clue
Remarkable decision not to approve boardCrossword Clue
Famous reason for cancellation of snooker competition?Crossword Clue
Significant reason for eating on the floor?Crossword Clue
Worthy of attentionCrossword Clue
Worthy of attentionCrossword Clue
Outstanding restaurant's curt rejection of booking enquiryCrossword Clue
SignificantCrossword Clue
Recalled Rod Liddle's content to leave somebodyCrossword Clue
ConspicuousCrossword Clue

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SCHMO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ordinary guyCrossword Clue
Nerd’s machismo, aimless and misguidedCrossword Clue
Ordinary jerkCrossword Clue
Poor sapCrossword Clue
Hapless fellowCrossword Clue
DoofusCrossword Clue
School mom dumps married idiot in New YorkCrossword Clue
Ordinary dudeCrossword Clue
Hard-to-like personCrossword Clue
DopeCrossword Clue

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DUFFER
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Useless type gets to feel pain after daughter replaces sonCrossword Clue
Stupid person presenting pudding to the QueenCrossword Clue
Put up with leaders daughter, an incompetent personCrossword Clue
Won with Trump extremely muddled and incompetentCrossword Clue
Useless person expected run, running around very loudlyCrossword Clue
One inept on the linksCrossword Clue

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MISRULE
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
One’s run into stubborn guy offering traditional Christmas festivitiesCrossword Clue
Err in courtCrossword Clue
Inept government is run with an ass dominatingCrossword Clue
Cause for revolution, perhapsCrossword Clue
Chaos as animal is getting right insideCrossword Clue
Smile in confusion about sport and poor governanceCrossword Clue
Ones right to get cross about bad governanceCrossword Clue
Cross about ones kings bad governmentCrossword Clue

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PRAT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lead-in to fallCrossword Clue
Fool taking role inwardly confusedCrossword Clue
Nincompoop, in NottinghamCrossword Clue
Ninny, in British slangCrossword Clue
Twit, to a BritCrossword Clue
Idiot, in BritspeakCrossword Clue
Brit twitCrossword Clue
Begin to fall?Crossword Clue
Twit, to a BritCrossword Clue
Idiot holding back star pupil? On the contraryCrossword Clue

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MOOK
4 Letters

73%
RABBIT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Protein in a traditional paellaCrossword Clue
2023 Chinese zodiac animalCrossword Clue
Animal pulled from a magician's hatCrossword Clue
Watership Down protagonistCrossword Clue
Trix mascotCrossword Clue
Tail is part of one and one is part of tailCrossword Clue
Leader of congregation has time to keep chatteringCrossword Clue
Bunny wailer's ultimate 'rock it baby' cut shortCrossword Clue
Participant in a hat trick?Crossword Clue
See 13Crossword Clue

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REALMSFORTHEPOOR
16 Letters

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SUNDAY
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
___ Morning, 1967 song by The Velvet UndergroundCrossword Clue
Sat before this, and German, for example, sat around this!Crossword Clue
___ bestCrossword Clue
Time at weekend for one to embrace a French dateCrossword Clue
Slowcoach, one with an ice-cream van, did you say?Crossword Clue
Divers associate for relaxation primarily at the weekendCrossword Clue
Easter, e.gCrossword Clue
Pentecost, for oneCrossword Clue

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BUNGLER
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
One prone to mistakesCrossword Clue
Duffer; butterfingersCrossword Clue
Inept type, one playing outside entrance to nightclubCrossword Clue
Bribe the French right? Hell make a mess of it!Crossword Clue

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RESIGNED
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Left a positionCrossword Clue
Bug's tail preserved in amber maybe exhumed after excavation's stood downCrossword Clue
Bugs tail preserved in amber maybe exhumed after excavations stood downCrossword Clue
Ruled around end of thirties, then abdicatedCrossword Clue
Reconciled where gender is not fixed?Crossword Clue
Mark cuts grass, uncomplainingCrossword Clue
New designer is gender fluid and passiveCrossword Clue
Calmly submissive, committed to further engagementCrossword Clue
Stoical about fate as others indicated? No way!Crossword Clue
Stoical about fate as others indicated? No way!Crossword Clue

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AMATEURISH
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Clumsy samurai with the woundCrossword Clue
Clumsy butchering of the samuraiCrossword Clue
Clumsy butchering of the samuraiCrossword Clue
Clumsy American couple thrive without FloCrossword Clue
The samurai, weirdly, is ineptCrossword Clue
IneptCrossword Clue
"""The Samurai"" is shot in a very unprofessional manner "Crossword Clue
Bush-leagueCrossword Clue
BushCrossword Clue
Uriahs mate, terribly unprofessionalCrossword Clue

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INEPTLY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
At home awkward type grips line in a clumsy wayCrossword Clue
In a maladroit mannerCrossword Clue
How a buffoon may behaveCrossword Clue
Setter has set plenty without competence!Crossword Clue
In a clumsy way, one gets plenty wrongCrossword Clue
In a clumsy way, one gets plenty wrongCrossword Clue
In a maladroit mannerCrossword Clue
Stupidly popular, shifty type (about 50)Crossword Clue
I destroyed plenty with clumsy actionsCrossword Clue
In a maladroit mannerCrossword Clue

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SLOUCHHAT
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Accessory's quiet about mostly disreputable case of assaultCrossword Clue
Australian army topperCrossword Clue
Deployment of cloth has covered uniform headgearCrossword Clue

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KEYSTONEKOP
11 Letters

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COMPLIMENTS
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Regards counterparts in auditionCrossword Clue
Seasonal good wishes, remarks inspiring leaders in pretty lacklustre institutionCrossword Clue

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OLDHAM
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Northern town wants meat past its sell-by date?Crossword Clue
Athletic team's out-of-date meatCrossword Clue
Athletic teams out-of-date meatCrossword Clue
Somewhere in Greater Manchester meat past its sell-by date?Crossword Clue
Towns food beyond sell-by-date?Crossword Clue
Town in Greater Manchester between the Irk and MedlockCrossword Clue
Lancashire town between the rivers Irk and MedlockCrossword Clue
Northern town would show historic damage if invaded by riverCrossword Clue
Mature hock in northern townCrossword Clue

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TOSSPOT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Throw container for idiotCrossword Clue
Drunkard bests drunkard, in retrospectCrossword Clue
Habitual drinkerCrossword Clue
Alcoholic has fling with Mary JaneCrossword Clue
DrunkardCrossword Clue
Possible little drop of spirits for Spooner to get drunkCrossword Clue
Kitty supports shy drunkardCrossword Clue
Kitty supports shy drunkardCrossword Clue
Drunken sot with pint, so drunkCrossword Clue
Pink elephant sighterCrossword Clue

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EISENHOWER
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
US president, 1953-61Crossword Clue
Ground where one's introducing current US presidentCrossword Clue
Ground where ones introducing current US presidentCrossword Clue
President is in from France - whats brought about that? Force ignored at startCrossword Clue
Giddy where one is presidentCrossword Clue
US president plying heroes with wineCrossword Clue
Stormy on end of line — where is the president?Crossword Clue
Stormy on end of line - where is the president?Crossword Clue
Where one is distressed in generalCrossword Clue
Where one is misused in generalCrossword Clue

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ATALOSS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Completely cluelessCrossword Clue
Bewildered by how badly business is goingCrossword Clue
A line kept by a cast making one bemused?Crossword Clue
Totally confusedCrossword Clue
Don't know what to say? It's no way to make a saleCrossword Clue
Completely flummoxedCrossword Clue
StumpedCrossword Clue
In confusion as to how some tax avoidance schemes operate?Crossword Clue
BuffaloedCrossword Clue
BuffaloedCrossword Clue

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BUNGLERS
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Army taps specialists to cover up Navy goofsCrossword Clue

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MAKESASPLASH
12 Letters

50%
BLUNDERER
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Unfortunately Bern ruled he made a mistakeCrossword Clue
Robbers not soft, big one making mistakesCrossword Clue

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BUMBLER
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Clumsy fellow from Britain, more like Uriah HeepCrossword Clue
Incompetent bishop less arrogant after losing faceCrossword Clue

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SHOWER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
See 22Crossword Clue
Brief rainstormCrossword Clue
Baby ___ (party for a pregnant person)Crossword Clue
Rain ensues when Her Majesty attends eventCrossword Clue
Broadcaster getting in hot waterCrossword Clue
Pelt rabbleCrossword Clue
Rabble who are rioting, not acting to support societyCrossword Clue
Rabble who are rioting, not acting to support societyCrossword Clue
Baby partyCrossword Clue
Start of the day for many peopleCrossword Clue

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INCEPTION
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Start amending topic 9Crossword Clue
Establishment providing home for former partner in special caseCrossword Clue
Elected fraud? Two leaders quit establishmentCrossword Clue
Elected fraud? Two leaders quit establishmentCrossword Clue
Opening of clumsy packaging caught one performingCrossword Clue
Welcoming groups first couple going for popular inaugurationCrossword Clue
Starting point taken with nice shotCrossword Clue

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INCAPABLE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Old American, light skinned, holding British to be uselessCrossword Clue
Translation of banal epic not up to the jobCrossword Clue
Powerless South American island quietly coming upCrossword Clue
Helpless pelican unfortunately swallows a piece of baitCrossword Clue
Not up to it - except when wearing headgear?Crossword Clue
Helpless where demented pelican ingests tarCrossword Clue
Drunk Peruvian artist dismissed from lesson?Crossword Clue
Some win cap - a bleary-eyed drunk!Crossword Clue
Old South American allegory - rejecting god is uselessCrossword Clue
Leap in cab awkwardly, helplessly drunkCrossword Clue

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NINCOMPOOP
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Idiot might see new pay cut work both waysCrossword Clue
Idiot, half-witCrossword Clue
Idiot with new pay cut, work up and downCrossword Clue
Total doofusCrossword Clue
New earnings docked before river work for CharlieCrossword Clue
ChuckleheadCrossword Clue
Charlies new earnings docked before work on riverCrossword Clue
DummyCrossword Clue
Wallys new trendy web domain number twoCrossword Clue
Wally's new trendy web domain number twoCrossword Clue

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TOFFEE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sticky ___ puddingCrossword Clue
Sticky sweet – Everton fanCrossword Clue
Boiled sweetCrossword Clue
Skor bar centerCrossword Clue
Chewy candy treatCrossword Clue
Sticky confection made of caramelized sugarCrossword Clue
Sticky ___ puddingCrossword Clue
Buttery caramel candyCrossword Clue
Sweet and sour to be embraced by supporterCrossword Clue
Chewable sweetCrossword Clue

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UNSKILLED
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
With no specific trainingCrossword Clue
Little cakes topped and iced with no training necessaryCrossword Clue
Little cakes topped and iced with no training necessaryCrossword Clue

45%
BASILFAWLTY
11 Letters

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SENATOR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cotton from Arkansas, e.gCrossword Clue
King of Maine, e.gCrossword Clue
Canadian Tire Centre playerCrossword Clue
Politician with a six-year termCrossword Clue
Elizabeth Warren, for oneCrossword Clue
Chamber memberCrossword Clue
One in 100Crossword Clue
No good reason to accept Tory leader as a politicianCrossword Clue
Elder taking a time to replace Independent US politicianCrossword Clue
Lott, e.g., is upset. Treason!Crossword Clue

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ILLICIT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Not allowedCrossword Clue
One about to punch sick sex criminalCrossword Clue
Not authorizedCrossword Clue
UnlawfulCrossword Clue
UnlawfulCrossword Clue
In Rouen he's drunk in charge, getting arrested and bannedCrossword Clue
UnlawfulCrossword Clue
Implied MP switching to Liberal is unlawfulCrossword Clue
I will-yours truly-nearly refer to Breaking the Law”Crossword Clue
Criminal British chemicals company once filling incorrect tanks in the vanCrossword Clue

43%
SLOPPY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Careless agent takes on large operationCrossword Clue
Sentimental agent accepts cutCrossword Clue
Not carefulCrossword Clue
Rather watery prune mole eatsCrossword Clue
Careless agent retaining cutCrossword Clue
Mushy prune eaten by operativeCrossword Clue
MessyCrossword Clue
Imprecise — looseCrossword Clue
CarelessCrossword Clue
Wet coats left, muddyCrossword Clue

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HOPELESS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DesperateCrossword Clue
Sure to failCrossword Clue
Awful car pinched by NaziCrossword Clue
Hardly promisingCrossword Clue
Certain to failCrossword Clue
Lacking faith in, say, soccer stars schoolCrossword Clue
See 28acCrossword Clue
Despairing — patheticCrossword Clue
In despair, having lost American Bob?Crossword Clue
Wretched depressions solved firstly taking exerciseCrossword Clue

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NICTITATION
11 Letters

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TENABLE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figure getting fit can be supportedCrossword Clue
The box closes to capture soundCrossword Clue
Not ridiculous, as an argumentCrossword Clue
SoundCrossword Clue
Directions inside piece of furniture on solid groundCrossword Clue
Napoleonic site on Web is reactionary, very likelyCrossword Clue
Based on sound reasoningCrossword Clue
Opening part of travel permit that's soundCrossword Clue
Number with clever soundCrossword Clue
Like a solid theoryCrossword Clue

32%
LOADING
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Putting on record containing a terrible racketCrossword Clue
A princess constrained by extensive burdeningCrossword Clue
Kind of dockCrossword Clue
Kind of dockCrossword Clue

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Showing 50 Matching Answers

INEPT

5 RELATED CLUES

OAF

9 RELATED CLUES

UNABLE

9 RELATED CLUES

UNFIT

8 RELATED CLUES

BUNGLING

FECKLESS

5 RELATED CLUES

USELESS

8 RELATED CLUES

SCHLEMIELSONWHEELS

EMPTYSUITS

1 RELATED CLUES

BOZO

10 RELATED CLUES

BUSHLEAGUER

FATHEAD

10 RELATED CLUES

NOTABLE

10 RELATED CLUES

SCHMO

10 RELATED CLUES

DUFFER

6 RELATED CLUES

MISRULE

8 RELATED CLUES

PRAT

10 RELATED CLUES

MOOK

RABBIT

10 RELATED CLUES

REALMSFORTHEPOOR

SUNDAY

8 RELATED CLUES

BUNGLER

4 RELATED CLUES

RESIGNED

10 RELATED CLUES

AMATEURISH

10 RELATED CLUES

INEPTLY

10 RELATED CLUES

SLOUCHHAT

3 RELATED CLUES

KEYSTONEKOP

COMPLIMENTS

2 RELATED CLUES

OLDHAM

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TOSSPOT

10 RELATED CLUES

EISENHOWER

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ATALOSS

10 RELATED CLUES

BUNGLERS

1 RELATED CLUES

MAKESASPLASH

BLUNDERER

2 RELATED CLUES

BUMBLER

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SHOWER

10 RELATED CLUES

INCEPTION

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INCAPABLE

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NINCOMPOOP

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TOFFEE

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UNSKILLED

3 RELATED CLUES

BASILFAWLTY